Midwest Wind Energy Multi-Species Habitat Conservation Plan Draft Environmental Impact Statement Volume I I

April 2016

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DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT—VOLUME II

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Midwest Region Bloomington, MN

April 2016

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Appendix A. Special Status ...... A-1 Appendix B. Special Status Plants ...... B-1 Appendix C. Invasive Plants ...... C-1 Appendix D. Wind Turbine Noise Screening Example ...... D-1 Appendix E. Recommended Mitigation Measures for Visual Resources ...... E-1 Appendix F. Example Programmatic Agreement for Cultural Resources ...... F-1 Appendix G. Cumulative Impacts Analysis ...... G-1 Appendix H. NEPA Consistency Evaluation ...... H-1 Appendix I. Midwest Wind Energy Multi-Species Habitat Conservation Plan ...... I-1

List of Tables

Table A-1. Non-federally Listed State Special Status Species ...... A-1 Table B-1. Non-federally Listed State Special Status Plant Species ...... B-1 Table C-1. Invasive Plants in the Study Area ...... C-1 Table D-1. WTG Noise Impact Results ...... D-1 Table D-2. Population Data, Ambient Noise Data, and Impact Calculations ...... D-3 Table G-1. Midwest Region at a Glance ...... G-3 Table G-2. ...... G-4 Table G-3. ...... G-5 Table G-4. ...... G-7 Table G-5. Michigan ...... G-8 Table G-6. ...... G-10 Table G-7. ...... G-11 Table G-8. ...... G-12 Table G-9. Wisconsin ...... G-13

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Table A-1. Non-federally Listed State Special Status Animal Species

Indiana* Iowa Michigan Minnesota Missouri* Ohio Wisconsin Habitat Class Common Name Scientific Name Illinois Forest Amphibians Jefferson salamander Ambystoma jeffersonianum ST Marbled salamander Ambystoma opacum SE Silvery Salamander Ambystoma platineum SE Mole Salamander Ambystoma talpoideum SE Green salamander Aneides aeneus SE SE Birds Long-eared owl Asio otis ST ST Red-shouldered hawk Buteo lineatus SE ST ST Chuck-will’s-widow Caprimulgus carolinensis ST Black-billed cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus ST Spruce grouse Dendragapus canadensis ST Acadian flycatcher Empidonax virescens ST Merlin Falco columbarius ST Worm-eating warbler Helmitheros vermivorum SE Mississippi kite Ictinia mississippiensis ST Swainson's warbler Limnothlypis swainsonii SE SE warbler Oporornis formosus ST Louisiana waterthrush Seiurus motacilla ST Cerulean warbler Setophaga cerulea ST SE ST ST Hooded warbler Setophaga citrina ST Yellow-throated warbler Setophaga dominica ST SE Bewick's wren Thryomanes bewickii SE Golden-winged warbler Vermivora chrysoptera SE Bell’s vireo Vireo bellii ST

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Indiana* Iowa Michigan Minnesota Missouri* Ohio Wisconsin Habitat Class Common Name Scientific Name Illinois Six-banded longhorn beetle Dryobius sexnotatus ST Dukes’ skipper Euphyes dukesi ST None Lithophane semiusta SE Northern blue butterfly Lycaeides idas SE SE None plicatus SE None SE Mammals Red-backed vole Clethrionomys gapperi SE Cougar Felis concolor SE American marten Martes americana SE Eastern wood rat Neotoma floridana SE Allegheny woodrat Neotoma magister SE SE Smoky shrew Sorex fumeus ST Spotted skunk Spilogale putorius SE ST Swamp rabbit Sylvilagus aquaticus SE Black bear Ursus americanus SE Evening bat Nycticeius humeralis SE ST ST Reptiles Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix SE Western worm snake Carphophis amoenus vermis ST Scarletsnake Cemophora coccinea SE Timber rattlesnake Crotalus horridus ST SE ST SE Wood turtle Glyptemys insculpta SE ST ST Coachwhip Masticophis flagellum SE Western ratsnake Pantherophis obsoletus ST Queen snake Regina septemvittata SE Southeastern crowned snake Tantilla coronata SE Flathead snake Tantilla gracilis ST

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Indiana* Iowa Michigan Minnesota Missouri* Ohio Wisconsin Habitat Class Common Name Scientific Name Illinois Ornate box turtle Terrapene ornata ST SE ST SE Grassland Amphibians Eastern spadefoot Scaphiopus holbrookii SE Arachnids Species of jumping spider Tutelina formicaria ST Birds Baird's sparrow Ammodramus bairdii SE Henslow’s sparrow Ammodramus henslowii SE ST SE SE ST Short-eared owl Asio flammeus SE SE SE SE Burrowing owl Athene cunicularia SE Upland sandpiper Bartramia longicauda SE SE SE ST Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis SE Swainson's hawk Buteo swainsoni SE Chestnut-collared longspur Calcarius ornatus SE Lark sparrow Chondestes grammacus SE Northern harrier Circus cyaneus SE SE SE SE SE Peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus SE SE SE Loggerhead shrike Lanius ludovicianus SE SE SE SE SE Migrant loggerhead shrike Lanius ludovicianus migrans SE Prairie warbler Setophaga discolor SE Greater prairie-chicken Tympanuchus cupido SE SE ST Barn owl Tyto alba ST SE SE SE ST Insects Red-tailed or Red-veined prairie Aflexia rubranura ST SE leafhopper Leafhopper Athysanella incongrua SE A leafhopper Attenuipyga vanduzeei SE Frosted elfin Callophrys irus SE Three-staff underwing Catocala amestris SE Ringlet Coenonympha tullia SE

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Indiana* Iowa Michigan Minnesota Missouri* Ohio Wisconsin Habitat Class Common Name Scientific Name Illinois Unexpected cycnia Cycnia inopinatus SE Persius dusky wing Erynnis persius ST SE SE Pink-streak Faronta rubripennis ST An issid planthopper Fitchiella robertsoni ST River leafhopper Flexamia huroni ST Silvery blue Glaucopsyche lygdamus ST Assiniboia skipper Hesperia assiniboia SE Cobweb skipper Hesperia metea SE Ottoe skipper Hesperia ottoe SE ST SE SE Uncas skipper Hesperia uncas SE Henry’s elfin Incisalia henrici ST Frosted elfin Incisalia irus ST ST Hoary elfin Incisalia polios SE Garita skipper Oarisma garita ST Uhler's arctic Oeneis uhleri varuna SE Silphium borer Papaipema silphii ST SE SE Prairie leafhopper Polyamia dilata ST Byssus skipper Problema byssus ST None Radotanypus florens ST Phlox moth Schinia indiana SE SE Leadplant moth Schinia lucens SE Mammals Black-tailed jackrabbit Lepus californicus SE Prairie vole Microtus ochrogaster SE Plains pocket mouse Perognathus flavescens SE Eastern harvest mouse Reithrodontomys humulis ST Franklin’s ground squirrel Spermophilus franklinii ST SE

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Indiana* Iowa Michigan Minnesota Missouri* Ohio Wisconsin Habitat Class Common Name Scientific Name Illinois Plains spotted skunk Spilogale putorius interrupta SE Northern pocket gopher Thomomys talpoides ST Reptiles Six-lined racerunner Aspidoscelis sexlineata ST Prairie rattlesnake Crotalus viridis SE Great plains skink Eumeces obsoletus SE Plains hog-nosed snake Heterodon nasicus ST SE Speckled kingsnake Lampropeltis getulus ST Smooth greensnake Opheodrys vernalis SE SE Slender glass lizard Ophisaurus attenuatus ST SE Great plains rat snake Pantherophis emoryi SE Eastern fox snake Pantherophis gloydi ST Prairie massasauga Sistrurus tergeminus tergeminus SE Butler’s gartersnake Thamnophis butleri SE Plains gartersnake Thamnophis radix SE Lined snake Tropidoclonion lineatum ST Aquatic Amphibians Hellbender Cryptobranchus alleganiensis SE SE Eastern hellbender Cryptobranchus alleganiensis SE SE alleganiensis Mudpuppy Necturus maculosus ST ST Birds Trumpeter swan Cygnus buccinator SE ST ST Common moorhen Gallinula chloropus ST Common gallinule Gallinula galeata SE SE Common loon Gavia immer ST Osprey Pandion haliaetus SE SE Bachman’s Sparrow Peacaea aestivalis SE Horned grebe Podiceps auritus SE

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Indiana* Iowa Michigan Minnesota Missouri* Ohio Wisconsin Habitat Class Common Name Scientific Name Illinois Red-necked grebe Podiceps grisegena SE Caspian tern Sterna caspia ST SE Bivalves Mucket Actinonaias ligamentina ST Elktoe Alasmidonta marginata ST Slippershell Alasmidonta viridis ST SE ST ST Cylinder Anodontoides ferussacianus ST Rock pocketbook Arcidens confragosus SE ST Purple wartyback Cyclonaias tuberculata ST ST ST SE SE Butterfly Ellipsaria lineolata ST ST ST SE SE Elephantear Elliptio crassidens SE SE SE SE Spike Elliptio dilatata ST ST Ebonyshell Fusconaia ebena SE SE SE SE SE Ozark pigtoe Fusconaia ozarkensis SE Longsolid Fusconaia subrotunda SE SE Wavyrayed lampmussel Lampsilis fasciola SE ST Sharp-ridged pocketbook Lampsilis ovata SE Yellow/slough sandshell Lampsilis teres SE SE SE Yellow sandshell Lampsilis teres anodontoides SE Slough sandshell Lampsilis teres teres SE Creek heelsplitter Lasmigona compressa ST Flutedshell Lasmigona costata ST Eastern pondmussel Ligumia nasuta SE SE Black sandshell Ligumia recta ST SE ST Pondmussel Ligumia subrostrata ST Washboard Megalonaias nervosa SE SE Threehorn wartyback Obliquaria reflexa SE ST

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Indiana* Iowa Michigan Minnesota Missouri* Ohio Wisconsin Habitat Class Common Name Scientific Name Illinois Hickorynut Obovaria olivaria SE Round hickorynut Obovaria subrotunda SE SE Bullhead Plethobasus cyphyus SE Ohio pigtoe Pleurobema cordatum SE SE Pyramid pigtoe Pleurobema rubrum SE SE Round pigtoe Pleurobema sintoxia SE Pink papershell Potamilus ohiensis ST Kidneyshell Ptychobranchus fasciolaris SE Round lake floater Pyganodon subgibbosa ST Monkeyface Quadrula metanevra ST SE ST Wartyback Quadrula nodulata ST SE ST Salamander mussel Simpsonaias ambigua SE SE SE ST Strange floater Strophitus undulatus ST Purple lilliput Toxolasma lividus SE SE SE Lilliput Toxolasma parvus SE Buckhorn Tritogonia verrucosa SE SE ST Fawnsfoot Truncilla donaciformis ST ST ST ST Pondhorn Unimerus tetralasmus ST Ellipse Venustaconcha ellipsiformis ST ST ST Bluff vertigo Vertigo meramecensis ST Rainbow Villosa iris SE SE Little spectaclecase Villosa lienosa ST SE Fish Lake sturgeon Acipenser fulvescens SE SE SE ST SE SE Skipjack herring Alosa chrysochloris SE SE Northern cavefish Amblyopsis spelaea SE Western sand darter Ammocrypta clara SE ST

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Indiana* Iowa Michigan Minnesota Missouri* Ohio Wisconsin Habitat Class Common Name Scientific Name Illinois Eastern sand darter Ammocrypta pellucida ST ST American eel Anguilla rostrata ST ST Pirate perch Aphredoderus sayanus SE Longnose sucker Catostomus catostomus ST SE Redside dace Clinostomus elongatus SE SE Cisco Coregonus artedi ST ST SE Siskiwit lake cisco Coregonus bartletti ST Ives lake cisco Coregonus hubbsi ST Shortjaw cisco Coregonus zenithicus ST Crystal darter Crystallaria asprella ST SE SE SE Blue sucker Cycleptus elongatus ST ST Gravel chub Erimystax x-punctatus ST ST SE Western creek chubsucker Erimyzon claviformis SE Lake chubsucker Erimyzon sucetta ST Grass pickerel Esox americanus ST Bluebreast darter Etheostoma camurum SE SE SE Iowa darter Etheostoma exile ST SE SE Swamp Darter Etheostoma fusiforme SE Harlequin darter Etheostoma histrio SE SE Spotted darter Etheostoma maculatum SE Least darter Etheostoma microperca SE Goldstripe Darter Etheostoma parvipinne SE Orangethroat darter Etheostoma spectabile ST Tippecanoe darter Etheostoma tippecanoe ST Variegate darter Etheostoma variatum SE Redfin Darter Etheostoma whipplei SE

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Indiana* Iowa Michigan Minnesota Missouri* Ohio Wisconsin Habitat Class Common Name Scientific Name Illinois Tonguetied minnow Exoglossum laurae ST Spring Cavefish Forbesichthys agassizii SE Banded killifish Fundulus diaphanus ST Western banded killifish Fundulus diaphanus menona SE Starhead topminnow Fundulus dispar ST SE Plains topminnow Fundulus sciadicus ST Hiodon alosoides SE SE Mooneye ST Brassy minnow Hybognathus hankinsoni ST Cypress minnow Hybognathus hayi SE SE Bigeye chub Hybopsis amblops SE Pallid shiner Hybopsis amnis SE SE SE SE Ohio bdellium SE Chestnut lamprey Ichthyomyzon castaneus ST Northern brook lamprey Ichthyomyzon fossor SE SE SE Ichthyomyzon greeleyi SE Black buffalo Ictiobus niger ST ST Least brook lamprey aepyptera ST American brook lamprey Lampetra appendix ST ST Spotted gar Lepisosteus oculatus SE Shortnose gar Lepisosteus platostomus SE Longear sunfish Lepomis megalotis ST Redspotted sunfish Lepomis miniatus SE Bantam sunfish Lepomis symmetricus ST SE Burbot Lota lota ST Striped shiner Luxilus chrysocephalus SE

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Indiana* Iowa Michigan Minnesota Missouri* Ohio Wisconsin Habitat Class Common Name Scientific Name Illinois Redfin shiner Lythrurus umbratilis ST Sturgeon chub Macrhybopsis gelida SE Shoal chub Macrhybopsis hyostoma SE ST River redhorse or Redhorse sucker Moxostoma carinatum ST ST ST Black redhorse Moxostoma duquensnei ST SE Greater redhorse Moxostoma valenciennesi SE SE ST River chub Nocomis micropogon SE Pugnose shiner Notropis anogenus SE SE SE ST ST Popeye shiner Notropis ariommus SE Bigeye shiner Notropis boops SE ST Ironcolor shiner Notropis chalybaeus ST Bigmouth shiner Notropis dorsalis ST Blackchin shiner Notropis heterodon ST Blacknose shiner Notropis heterolepis SE ST Taillight shiner Notropis maculatus SE SE Ozark minnow Notropis nubila ST Silver shiner Notropis photogenis SE Sabine Shiner Notropis sabinae SE Weed shiner Notropis texanus SE SE Mountain madtom Noturus eleutherus SE ST Slender madtom Noturus exilis SE SE Freckled madtom Noturus nocturnus SE Northern madtom Noturus stigmosus SE SE SE Pugnose minnow Opsopoeodus emiliae SE SE Channel darter Percina copelandi SE SE ST Gilt darter Percina evides SE SE ST

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Indiana* Iowa Michigan Minnesota Missouri* Ohio Wisconsin Habitat Class Common Name Scientific Name Illinois Longnose Darter Percina nasuta SE River darter Percina shumardi SE ST Southern redbelly dace Phoxinus erythrogaster SE Flathead Chub Platygobio gracilis SE Paddlefish Polyodon spathula ST ST ST Brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis ST Sauger Sander canadensis ST Shovelnose sturgeon Scaphirhynchus platorynchus SE SE Pearl dace Semotilus margarita SE Central Mudminnow Umbra limi SE Gastropods Hydrobiid cave snail Fontigens antroecetes SE Bugle fossaria Fossaria cyclostoma ST Onyx rocksnail Leptoxis praerosa SE Shawnee rocksnail Lithasia obovata SE Broadshoulder physa Physella parkeri ST Acorn ramshorn Planorbella multivolvis SE An aquatic snail Planorbella smithi SE Deepwater pondsnail Stagnicola contracta SE Petoskey pondsnail Stagnicola petoskeyensis SE Insects Pecatonica River mayfly Acanthametropus pecatonica SE None Apsectrotanypus johnsoni ST None Bethbilbeckia floridensis ST American emerald Cordulia shurtleff SE Robust springfly Diploperla robusta SE Racket-tailed emerald Dorocordulia libera SE Boreal bluet Enallagma boreale ST

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Indiana* Iowa Michigan Minnesota Missouri* Ohio Wisconsin Habitat Class Common Name Scientific Name Illinois Northern bluet Enallagma cyathigerum ST Marsh bluet Enallagma ebrium ST A caddisfly Goera stylata ST Harlequin darner Gomphaeschna furcillata ST Plains clubtail Gomphus externus SE Green-faced clubtail Gomphus viridifrons ST Uhler’s sundragon Helocordulia uhleri SE A caddisfly Hydroptila albicornis ST A caddisfly Hydroptila artesa ST A caddisfly Hydroptila koryaki ST A caddisfly Hydroptila rono ST A caddisfly Hydroptila talledaga ST A caddisfly Hydroptila valhalla ST A caddisfly Hydroptila waskesia SE A caddisfly Ironoquia punctatissima ST Lilypad forktail Ischnura kellicotti SE Blue corporal Ladona deplanata SE Chalk-fronted corpora Ladona julia SE A caddisfly Lepidostoma libum ST Frosted whiteface Leucorrhinia frigida SE Yellow-sided skimmer Libellula flavida SE A caddisfly Limnephilus janus SE A caddisfly Limnephilus rossi ST A caddisfly Limnephilus secludens SE A mayfly Litobrancha recurvata SE Elfin skimmer Nannothemis bella ST SE

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Indiana* Iowa Michigan Minnesota Missouri* Ohio Wisconsin Habitat Class Common Name Scientific Name Illinois A caddisfly Ochrotrichia spinosa SE A caddisfly Oecetis ditissa ST A caddisfly Oecetis eddlestoni SE Extra-striped snaketail Ophiogomphus anomalus SE Riffle snaketail Ophiogomphus carolus ST Pygmy snaketail Ophiogomphus howei ST Saint Croix snaketail Ophiogomphus susbehcha ST SE A caddisfly Oxyethira ecornuta ST A caddisfly Parapsyche apicalis ST A caddisfly Polycentropus glacialis ST A caddisfly Polycentropus milaca SE Central forestfly Prostoia completa SE A caddisfly Psilotreta indecisa ST A midge Radotanypus florens ST A midge Rheopelopia acra SE Spatterdock darner dragonfly Rhionaeschna mutata ST A mayfly Rhithrogena pellucida SE Incurvate emerald Somatochlora incurvata SE Brush-tipped emerald Somatochlora walshii SE Knobel's riffle beetle Stenelmis knobeli SE Grey petaltail Tachopteryx thoreyi ST A caddisfly Ylodes frontalis ST Fern cave isopod Caecidotea filicispeluncae SE Crayfish and Frost cave isopod Caecidotea rotunda ST Similar Unnamed cave isopod Caecidotea sp. nov. SE Cavespring crayfish Cambarus tenebrosus ST

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Indiana* Iowa Michigan Minnesota Missouri* Ohio Wisconsin Habitat Class Common Name Scientific Name Illinois Anomalous spring amphipod Crangonyx anomalus SE Packard's cave amphipod Crangonyx packardi SE Indiana crayfish Orconectes indianensis SE Kentucky crayfish Orconectes kentuckiensis SE Shrimp crayfish Orconectes lancifer SE Bigclaw crayfish Orconectes placidus SE Sloan’s crayfish Orconectes sloanii ST Iowa amphipod Stygobromus iowae SE Cottonmouth Agkistrodon piscivorus SE Reptiles Smooth softshell Apalone mutica SE Western chicken turtle Deirochelys reticularia miaria SE Yellow mud turtle Kinosternon flavescens SE SE SE Eastern mud turtle Kinosternon subrubrum SE Alligator snapping turtle Macrochelys temminckii SE SE Mississippi green watersnake Nerodia cyclopion ST SE Southern watersnake Nerodia fasciata SE Diamondback watersnake Nerodia rhombifera ST Lake erie watersnake Nerodia sipedon insularum ST River cooter Pseudemys concinna SE SE Common musk turtle Sternotherus odoratus ST Northern cricket frog Acris crepitans SE SE Wetland Amphibians Blanchard’s cricket frog Acris crepitans blanchardi ST Blue-spotted salamander Ambystoma laterale SE SE Smallmouth salamander Ambystoma texanum SE Spotted dusky salamander Desmognathus conanti SE Eastern narrow-mouthed toad Gastrophryne carolinensis ST

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Indiana* Iowa Michigan Minnesota Missouri* Ohio Wisconsin Habitat Class Common Name Scientific Name Illinois Four-toed salamander Hemidactylium scutatum ST Bird-voiced treefrog Hyla avivoca ST Crawfish frog Lithobates areolatus SE SE Plains leopard frog Lithobates blairi SE Central newt Notophthalmus viridescens ST Illinois chorus frog Pseudacris illinoensis ST Mud salamander Pseudotriton montanus ST Red salamander Pseudotriton ruber SE American bittern Botaurus lentiginosus SE SE SE SE Birds Black tern Chlidonias niger SE SE SE SE Marsh wren Cistothorus palustris SE Sedge wren Cistothorus platensis SE Yellow rail Coturnicops noveboracensis ST ST Little blue heron Egretta caerulea SE Snowy egret Egretta thula SE SE SE Sandhill crane Grus canadensis SE Least bittern Ixobrychus exilis ST SE ST ST Black rail Laterallus jamaicensis SE SE Yellow-crowned night-heron Nyctanassa violaceus SE SE ST Black-crowned night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax SE SE ST Wilson's phalarope Phalaropus tricolor SE ST King rail Rallus elegans SE SE SE SE SE SE SE rail Rallus limicola SE Forster’s tern Sterna forsteri SE ST SE Common tern Sterna hirundo SE ST ST SE SE Yellow-headed blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus SE SE

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Indiana* Iowa Michigan Minnesota Missouri* Ohio Wisconsin Habitat Class Common Name Scientific Name Illinois Silver-bordered fritillary Boloria selene ST Insects Swamp metalmark Calephelis muticum SE SE SE Crimson saltflat tiger beetle Cicindela fulgida fulgida SE Crimson saltflat tiger beetle Cicindela fulgida westbournei ST None Cicindela hirticollis ST Pointed sallow Epiglaea apiata SE Baltimore Euphydryas phaeton ST None Fagitana littera ST None Hypocoena enervata SE Purplish copper Lycaena helloides SE Mulberry wing Poanes massasoit ST Ohio cave beetle Pseudanophthalmus ohioensis SE None Spartiniphaga inops SE Regal fritillary Speyeria idalia ST SE SE SE Least shrew Cryptotis parva ST ST Mammals Southern bog lemming Synaptomys cooperi ST Spotted turtle Clemmys guttata SE SE ST ST Reptiles Kirtland’s snake Clonophis kirtlandii ST SE SE ST Blanding's turtle Emydoidea blandingii ST SE ST ST SE ST Western ribbonsnake Thamnophis proximus SE Eastern- or Northern ribbonsnake Thamnophis sauritus ST SE Cave salamander Eurycea lucifuga SE Unique Amphibians Buckskin cave pseudoscorpion Apochthonius hobbsi SE Habitat Arachnids Frigid ambersnail Catinella gelida SE Gastropods Iowa pleistocene snail Discus macclintocki SE Minnesota pleistocene ambersnail Novisuccinea new species A SE

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Indiana* Iowa Michigan Minnesota Missouri* Ohio Wisconsin Habitat Class Common Name Scientific Name Illinois Iowa pleistocene ambersnail Novisuccinea new species B SE Briarton pleistocene vertigo Vertigo briarensis SE Bluff vertigo Vertigo meramecensis SE Iowa pleistocene vertigo Vertigo new species SE Wayward nymph Catocala antinympha ST Insects Beach-dune tiger beetle or Hairy- Cicindela hirticollis rhodensis SE SE necked tiger beetle Ghost tiger beetle Cicindela lepida ST Sandy tiger beetle Cicindela limbata nympha SE Cobblestone tiger beetle Cicindela marginipennis ST None Melanchra assimilis SE None Papaipema beeriana SE Grizzled skipper Pyrgus centaureae wyandot SE None Tricholita notata SE Huron locust Trimerotropis huroniana ST SE Graceful underwing Catocala gracilis SE Unknown Insects Hebard’s noctuid moth Erythroecia hebard SE None Sideridis artesta SE None Spartiniphaga panatela ST Rafinesque’s big-eared bat Corynorhinus rafinesquii SE SE Forest and Mammals Eastern small-footed bat Myoits leibii ST SE Unique Big brown bat Eptesicus fuscus ST Eastern pipistrelle or tricolored bat Perimyotis subflavus ST Southeastern bat Myotis austroriparius SE Southeastern bat Myotis austroriparius SE

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